Deep Minor:
Brandon Seabrook (guitar, banjo)
Reuben Radding (bass)
Aaron Alexander (drums)
Alex Kontorovich (clarinet, sax)
Influences
In no particular order: Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Garrett, Josh Redman, Dewey Redman, Christian McBride, Dexter Gordon, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Percy Heath, Bud Powell, Dave Tarras, Naftule Brandwein, David Krakauer, Christian Dawid, Merlin Shepherd, Sid Beckerman, Elaine and Susan Hoffman-Watts, Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Walt Weiskopf, Ralph Bowen, Steve Wilson, Ralph Peterson, Chris Brellochs, Richard Hodges, Gary Smulyan, Ornette Coleman, Jack DeJohnette, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, John Zorn, Frank London, Thomas Chapin, Joe Lovano, Art Tatum, Benny Goodman, Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Freddie Hubbard, Arturo Sandoval, Michael Brecker, Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin, Clark Terry, James Moody, Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Steve Nelson, ... maybe that's enough for now; my brain hurts ...
Sounds Like
David Krakauer, John Zorn, Dave Tarras, Naftule Brandwein, Sid Beckerman, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane
"Russia-born/New York-based clarinetist/saxophonist Alex Kontorovich is a phenomenon" (AllAboutJazz-NY). Kontorovich has performed with many ensembles including the Klezmatics, Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars, Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh, and King Django's Roots and Culture Band, at venues such as the Lincoln Center and Birdland in New York, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Royal National Theatre in London, and the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow. Hailed "an imaginative, thoughtful improviser" (Jewish Week), Kontorovich is a founding member of the award-winning Klez Dispensers, and produced the only recording to feature the late Moldavian klezmer master, German Goldenshteyn. In 2007 he released Deep Minor, his debut as a leader featuring all of his original compositions. Receiving a 4 star review in Downbeat Magazine, it was called "one of 2007's best releases" (JazzReview.com) and "an exuberant if not groundbreaking slice of downtown klez-jazz" (Time Out NY). Kontorovich has served on the faculties at KlezKamp, KlezKanada, Yiddish Summer Weimar, Klezmer Festival Fuerth, and the Klezmer Cruise in Ukraine, and is a mathematics professor at Brown University.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:
As a leader/co-leader/producer:
The Klez Dispensers -- Say You'll Understand 2008
Alex Kontorovich -- Deep Minor 2007 (Chamsa)
German Goldenshteyn -- A Living Tradition 2006
The Klez Dispensers -- New Jersey Freylekhs 2004
The Klez Dispensers -- Indispensable 2000
As a sideman/guest:
King Django's Roots and Culture Band 2008+
Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars -- Carnival Conspiracy 2005 (Piranha)
Westbound Train -- Searching for a Melody 2002 (Megalith)
Princeton University Jazz Ensemble -- The Sacred Concert Music of Duke Ellington 2001
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JFJO returns to NYC this FRIDAY (JULY 18th) for an 11:30pm set at Joe's Pub! Come check out the new quartet lineup as they destroy Joe's on a Friday night!
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Thanks for the friendship. Brotzmann 2009 USA Tour begins this week. Seattle, Houston, Austin, Grinnell, Chicago, Milwaukee, Lexington, Detroit, Philadelphia, DC, New Haven, Baltimore, NYC
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